title: [Assessing the profile and nutritional intake of an Ibero-American group of nutrition postgraduate students].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dietary habits have a great influence on people health of, and its study is extremely important to proof adaptation to current recommendations in order to develop nutritional education and/or supplementation policies adjusted to reality.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive cross study with the participation of postgraduate students. Participants were selected using non-probability accidental sampling accidental. Information was sent by e-mail, including a questionnaire on socio-demographic characteristics and a 3-day dietary record. We obtained a sample of n = 50 participants. The 3-day dietary records were evaluated with NutrIber software and the data obtained were treated using the statistical software SPSS 15.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The profile of the students was 80% females and 20% males, mean age 33.7 ± 9.32 years, and body mass index of 22.91 ± 4.07. All groups have an excessive consumption of proteins and lipids and carbohydrates deficit. At the macro-story is remarkable that no group covers iodine recommended nutrient intake, and that no group of women covers the recommendations for fiber, folic acid and iron intake.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Further studies are needed to confirm the results found. However, it can be concluded that urban populations in Latin America are increasingly closer to the model of Western diet, rich in protein and fat and low in carbohydrates, fiber and micronutrients, which is indicative of poor diets in whole grains, fruits and vegetables.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Nutrición, Fundación Universitaria Iberoamericana, Barcelona, España,
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sumalla Cano
authors.forename: Iñaki
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Elío
authors.forename: Irma
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Domínguez
authors.forename: Rubén
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Calderón
authors.forename: Agueda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: Santos
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gracia
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dzul
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Battino
authors.forename: Héctor Antonio
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Solano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet; D004435:Eating; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D012984:Software; D013020:South America / Q000208:ethnology; D013030:Spain; D013334:Students; D055815:Young Adult